NPOCP, Rotary powered 1976 Triumph Spitfire

"jkm7680" (jkm7680) 09/07/2014 at 18:05 • Filed to: ROTARY ENGINE

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Now this, is an interesting combination. A 1976 Triumph Spitfire with a 12A Mazda Rx-7 5-speed swap. For $4,000 it sounds like a good price, even though it does need a little bit of work. It's pretty much an British roadster, without the British roadster reliability.

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/465702…

Slave2anMG > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:08

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I'd buy it if the upper radiator hose was longer...

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:09

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Need it I do.

Jedidiah > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:11

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Rotaries are more reliable? That's not saying much.

Anyways, NP. I like these better than MGs.

Steve in Manhattan > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:13

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Good: weight distribution probably now closer to 50/50.

Bad - oil consuming engine combined with rust-prone body and electronics made of moonbeams and cobwebs.

What could possibly go wrong? But what do I know?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jedidiah 09/07/2014 at 18:25

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I didn't think it was the British engines that were so unreliable, I thought it was everything else?

The Transporter > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:26

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Apex seals AND Lucas wiring? What could possibly go wrong?

jkm7680 > The Transporter 09/07/2014 at 18:31

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Everything all at once.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:38

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Neat :) that thing must absolutely rip. Probably somewhere close to 700kg :)

Engine bay looks like tentacle porn though...

McMike > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 18:38

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All that work, and the bumper overriders remain.

jkm7680 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 09/07/2014 at 18:46

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Lol, that about sums it up :P

jkm7680 > McMike 09/07/2014 at 18:46

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Haha, Right. Those would be the first things I'd take off.

JGrabowMSt > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 19:08

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That engine bay will cost about 4k to clean up. Who put it together, a four year old?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 19:20

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Is it still subservient to Lucas Prince of Darkness? If so then the reliability will not be improved.

jkm7680 > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 09/07/2014 at 19:22

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Proooobably it still has Lucas bits on it. So it's mildly fucked.

wkiernan > jkm7680 09/07/2014 at 21:42

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You should paint nipples on 'em.